Love Child Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Episode 1Forced to continue living in the hospital whilst juggling work, a baby and a husband in remand, an exhausted Joan (Jessica Marais) collapses and is rushed into surgery. It’s a dire result - an infection has left her almost certainly infertile. Annie (Gracie Gilbert) is finally letting herself enjoy her time with Chris (Lincoln Younes), despite Matron’s (Mandy McElhinney) presence in her life proving to always be a thorn in her side. Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland), an out-of-control teen armed with a letter written by her birth mother, breaks into the abandoned Stanton House demanding answers. Her fed-up adoptive mother discovers Maggie is pregnant so relinquishes her to the State - sending her screaming back to the forbidding Tarramar Girls Home. Viv (Sophie Hensser) is on a quest to find Maggie’s biological mother, but it’s Shirley (Ella Scott Lynch) who finds Maggie’s letter, and recognises her own writing. Maggie is the daughter she had given up fifteen years before. Meanwhile, Matron (Mandy McElhinney) shoehorns her way onto the hospital board only to have her motion to reopen Stanton House defeated. Thrilled with his decision to quit medicine, Bowditch (Andrew Ryan) proposes to Martha (Miranda Tapsell), but Martha is not prepared to marry someone who has thrown away their career.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2Shirley (Ella Scott Lynch) fights to keep her job at the Blue Moon as Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) learns the truth of their relationship. Joan (Jessica Marais) uncovers McNaughton’s (Jonathan LaPaglia) part in Greg Mathieson’s death, and Viv (Sophie Hensser) loses her twins all over again. Still reeling after discovering Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) is her daughter, Shirley (Ella Scott Lynch) is dealt another blow when the new owner of the Blue Moon, Leon (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor), gives her an ultimatum - triple the week’s takings or lose your job. Determined to succeed, Shirley capitalises on the U.S. soldiers flooding into the Cross, with a 24-hour 'Groove Train’ gala. Amidst the preparations, she makes an uncomfortable visit to Tarramar Girls Home to return Maggie’s letter - leaving the girl suspicious of her motives. In a risky move, Viv (Sophie Hensser) befriends her twins’ adoptive mother Faye (Jessica Donoghue), but when one of the twins is rushed to hospital, Matron (Mandy McElhinney) connects the dots. Viv is taken to task for making contact with her babies and their adoptive mother, but it’s nothing compared to the painful news she later receives - the twins are moving overseas permanently. Meanwhile, Joan (Jessica Marais) is furious with McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia) when she discovers he witnessed Greg Mathieson’s death (at the end of Season 2) and did nothing to save him. Joan suspects the sudden appearance of a pro bono lawyer who gets Jim (Matthew Le Nevez) out on bail is McNaughton’s way of assuaging his guilt. Chris (Lincoln Younes) wants to prove himself to Annie (Gracie Gilbert), but a lowly job at the hospital isn’t appealing. He bolts, leaving behind a wad of cash and no word on when he’ll be back. A severe bout of morning sickness makes Annie too ill to perform, and she unexpectedly bails on the 'Groove Train’ gig. Shirley heads to the Oasis to look for Annie but instead finds Maggie, who has escaped from Tarramar to confront Shirley about being her mother. Shirley admits the truth but says she can’t be the mother Maggie needs. The situation intensifies when Maggie discovers Shirley had another child, Ben, and kept him. Irate and betrayed, Maggie runs, leaving Shirley shaken.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3Whilst being blackmailed by McNaughton’s (Jonathan LaPaglia) estranged wife, Joan (Jessica Marais) rescues Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) and other abused girls from Tarramar by agreeing to help Matron (Mandy McElhinney) reopen Stanton House. Eva (Maya Stange) surprises her estranged husband McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia) with an ultimatum; she wants his help with a new fertility treatment so she can have another child, or else she will publicly name Joan (Jessica Marais) in their divorce proceedings. McNaughton is unmoving, refusing to administer experimental drugs. McNaughton informs Joan of Eva’s plan, forcing Joan to admit to Jim (Matthew Le Nevez) that she once had an affair with McNaughton. More pressing problems arise when Joan discovers that Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) (and other young girls) are being sexually abused at Tarramar Girls Home. Desperate to get the girls to safety, Joan makes an unsavoury deal with Matron (Mandy McElhinney) - only by reopening Stanton House will Maggie and the other pregnant girls have somewhere safe to go. As Matron convinces Norman (Richard Healy) to release the girls, Joan must persuade the retiring (and recalcitrant) Chairman of the Hospital Board to give Stanton House his blessing. At his retirement party, Joan puts on a charm offensive that succeeds - Stanton House will reopen. Meanwhile, in defending Martha (Miranda Tapsell) against a racist slight, Bowditch (Andrew Ryan) gallantly pushes the inebriated Chairman into the pool, convincing Martha to propose to him in the process. When Joan and Matron turn up to collect the girls from Tarramar, Norman has hidden Maggie. With Cynthia’s (Lauren Esposito) help they find her, and not before time - as in desperation, Maggie has swallowed bleach and is convulsing on the dormitory floor. As Maggie recovers in hospital, Joan is unexpectedly approached by Eva directly. Eva suggests she will not make good her threat if Joan administers the fertility drugs she wants.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4As Joan (Jessica Marias) struggles to admit her infertility to Jim (Matthew Le Nevez), Annie (Gracie Gilbert) faces the death of her father (David Whitney), but not before he encourages her to go to Vietnam as an entertainer. Annie (Gracie Gilbert) is filled with excitement about her chance to sing for the troops in Vietnam but a surprise visit from her mother, Eleanor (Helen Thomson), brings bad news; her father is on his deathbed and he wants to see her one last time. Back in Newcastle, Annie introduces her family to Deanna, the baby they’d thought she’d given up. Tension mounts when Chris (Lincoln Younes) shows up, wanting to marry Annie and confirming Eleanor’s suspicions that baby number two is on the way. Annie’s father dies, but not before he urges Annie to go ahead with her trip to Vietnam...As Joan (Jessica Marais) begins Eva (Maya Stange) on fertility treatment, her relationship with Jim (Matthew Le Nevez) is strained. He wants her career to take a backseat to her family, but Jim himself can’t keep a job because of his legal situation. Meanwhile, Patty (Harriet Dyer) has developed a crush on Jim, impulsively kissing him at the crèche, leaving her riddled with guilt. After receiving a reel of film from her brother Bernie, who is serving in Vietnam, Viv (Sophie Hensser) is convinced he’s in trouble. She decides she’ll join Annie in Vietnam as a nurse and locate her brother while she’s there. Matron (Mandy McElhinney) has Stanton House back up and running. Shirley (Ella Scott Lynch) tries to make life easier for Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland), sharing with her a secret hiding place she used when she was there. Now receiving fertility treatment unbeknownst to McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia), Eva turns up on his doorstep with the intention of seducing him. Meanwhile, struggling to accept the truth, Joan finally confesses to Jim, telling him she can no longer have children.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5In Vietnam, Viv (Sophie Hensser) finds herself holding her newly orphaned baby nephew; Joan (Jessica Marais) confirms Eva (Maya Stange) is pregnant while Patty (Harriet Dyer) and Jim (Matthew Le Nevez) give in to their lust. Although Annie (Gracie Gilbert) is a hit singing for the troops, Chris (Lincoln Younes) is furious with Shirley (Ella Scott Lynch) for arranging Annie’s trip to a war zone. Meanwhile, Viv (Sophie Hensser) is struggling to find her brother. His friend, Harry (Paul Pantano), is sketchy on the details, but admits that Bernie went AWOL days ago. Viv discovers Hoang (Maria Tran), Bernie’s Vietnamese wife, and their child, only to have her confirm Bernie is dead. In the midst of a battle, Viv witnesses Hoang step on a land mine with tragic consequences. Viv is left with her now orphaned nephew in her arms, determined not to leave him alone... Eva’s (Maya Stange) fertility treatment has worked and Joan (Jessica Marais) confirms she is pregnant. Eva admits to Joan that McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia) is the father but he doesn’t yet know... Meanwhile, Joan is convinced her own infertility has affected Jim’s (Matthew Le Nevez) love for her. Patty (Harriet Dyer) tries to take her mind off Jim by throwing herself into wedding preparations for Martha (Miranda Tapsell), but after a scuffle with an aggressive father at the crèche, Patty and Jim can no longer deny their chemistry and fall into each other’s arms. Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) struggles at Stanton House and is terrified when she sees what it’s really like to give birth. But the discovery of Shirley’s (Ella Scott Lynch) teenage diary brings her a sense of comfort.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6While Viv (Sophie Hensser) is forced to leave her orphaned nephew behind in Vietnam, Joan (Jessica Marais) is devastated when she learns that Jim (Matt Le Nevez) has done a runner to avoid goal… taking baby James with him. In Vietnam, Annie (Gracie Gilbert) is fed up with helping the war’s propaganda machine as Viv (Sophie Hensser) deals with the bureaucracy of adopting her orphaned nephew. When the baby is diagnosed with Tuberculosis, he is denied a visa meaning Viv will need to stay in Vietnam a little longer. This is good news for her brother’s friend Harry (Paul Pantano), who has fallen for her. Annie is left distressed by the realities of a Vietnamese orphanage but further horrors await when the camp is shelled and she and Viv must be evacuated. Amidst the chaos, Viv is forced to leave her nephew behind. She’s utterly distraught as she and Annie are airlifted to safety. After a scuffle in the crèche, Patty (Harriet Dyer) gives a statement in Jim’s (Matthew Le Nevez) defense, but Pete (Ben O’Toole) - Viv’s former boyfriend and now Police Sergeant - makes it clear that Jim’s behaviour will be used against him in his manslaughter trial meaning he’ll face years in prison. Joan (Jessica Marais) implores McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia) to take the stand in Jim’s defense but instead McNaughton tries to convince Jim that Joan would be better off without him. A warrant forces Joan to let the police enter their home, but Jim has gone and has taken baby James with him, leaving Joan heartbroken. As plans for the hospital raffle are underway, Matron (Mandy McElhinney) accidentally breaks the prize television’s futuristic 'remote control’ and is forced to cough up for it at the charity auction.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7Martha (Miranda Tapsell) and Bowditch (Andrew Ryan) face uncomfortable truths about their future together, Annie (Gracie Gilbert) is arrested at the Moratorium March, Patty (Harriet Dyer) harbours a secret and McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia) discovers Eva’s (Maya Stange) pregnancy. Confiding in Martha (Miranda Tapsell), Patty (Harriet Dyer) is convinced she is pregnant with Jim’s (Matthew Le Nevez) baby - a guilty but thrilling secret. Viv (Sophie Hensser) and Annie (Gracie Gilbert) are back from Vietnam, both scarred by their experience. As Annie becomes an activist, Viv bottles up her feelings and reunites with her old flame, Pete (Ben O’Toole)… however she can’t resume their relationship quite as he would like. With symptoms of a miscarriage, Eva (Maya Stange) fears she is losing the baby. Distracted by Jim, Joan (Jessica Marais) skips a key examination later realising she failed to diagnose Eva’s "incompetent cervix". Joan finds Eva and operates without McNaughton’s (Jonathan LaPaglia) knowledge. Pete is taking a detective’s interest in Annie’s involvement with the Moratorium movement making his agenda clear to Chris (Lincoln Younes); he has dirt on Chris and wants information on violent activist Denis Thomlinson (Sean Barker). Knowing that Annie has been meeting with Thomlinson, Chris refuses to help. After Annie delivers a passionate speech at the rally, a scuffle breaks out and amid the fracas, Annie is arrested. Meanwhile, Martha, her mother Daisy (Leah Purcell) and Patty lunch with Bowditch (Andrew Ryan) and his father Henry (Tiriel Mora) - a famously plain-speaking medico. The relentless Henry highlights the problems of a mixed marriage reducing Daisy to tears, forcing her to tell Martha that her marriage has ended because her husband could not cope with the miscegenation. Bowditch tries to apologise, but Martha thinks Henry was being honest. With Deanna in his arms, Chris (Lincoln Younes) turns up at the police station hoping Annie will be released but Pete (Ben O’Toole) is determined for Chris’ help in nabbing Thomlinson. Annie is set free, blissfully unaware that Chris has sold his soul to protect her -- and himself, but when Leon (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) finds out about Annie’s brush with the police, her job is in jeopardy. Checking on Eva (Maya Stange) recovering from her operation, Joan (Jessica Marais) finds McNaughton watching her sleep. He is now aware that Eva is pregnant… and that Joan has operated on her without his knowledge.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8Annie (Gracie Gilbert) and her unborn baby’s life hang in the balance after a violent protest goes awry, while Joan (Jessica Marais) and Bowditch (Andrew Ryan) face both suspension and the unexpected ramifications of Eva’s (Maya Stange) pregnancy. Despite this, Matron (Mandy McElhinney) becomes deeply indebted to Joan after she performs an emergency caesarean on Annie, safely delivering Matron’s grandchild. Chris (Lincoln Younes) is excited by fatherhood and tries again to talk Annie (Gracie Gilbert) into marrying him, when they are interrupted by Denis Thomlinson (Sean Barker). The next day, Chris meets with Pete (Ben O’Toole), telling him that there’s a protest tomorrow. Denis said it could get 'ugly’ and Pete warns Chris to keep Annie away… McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia) hasn’t spoken to Joan (Jessica Marais) or Eva (Maya Stange) since he found out about the operation. That is until he matter-of-factly tells both Joan and Bowditch (Andrew Ryan) they are due before the Hospital Board to explain their breaches of protocol - they are both suspended pending an investigation. A furious Joan confronts McNaughton) threatening to go to the AMA with everything she knows about him. Accusations fly back and forth as McNaughton’s temper explodes… her career is finished, and her future may well be a lonely, childless one. Shirley (Ella Scott Lynch) questions Matron about the custody of Maggie’s (Tiarnie Coupland) baby but Matron is blunt; as a State ward, the baby will be taken away from her as a matter of course, and Maggie will be sent to another institution… A suspicious McNaughton approaches Eva (Maya Stange) wanting to know who the father of her baby is. Eva’s response of 'you don’t know him’ makes him turn to bad habits - quaffing sedatives and washing them down with scotch. Meanwhile, Annie heads to Denis’ protest despite promising Chris she wouldn’t. Caught in the tussle, a pregnant Annie is knocked to the ground, badly injured and Joan rushes her to hospital. Trying to have McNaughton takeover, Matron sees he’s drunk and accepts that Joan must manage the crisis. Joan performs an emergency caesarean - with Matron’s assistance - who watches in wonder as Joan successfully delivers her grandson. Deeply indebted to Joan for saving her grandchild, Matron blackmails a key hospital board member and as a result, both Bowditch and Joan get their jobs back. McNaughton tricks Joan into confirming he’s the father of Eva’s baby and during a routine examination, he finds Eva is carrying multiple babies… but with an 'incompetent cervix’, there is no way that she can carry them to term. Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) asks Shirley (Ella Scott Lynch) for a reference so she can apply for a maid’s job and live-in somewhere when her baby is born. Knowing that Maggie is deluded, Shirley visits Matron with the decision that when the time comes, she is prepared to become guardian to both Maggie and the baby.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia) finally opens up to Joan (Jessica Marais) when he’s forced to confront his demons; Viv (Sophie Hensser) risks all when Faye (Jessica Donoghue) faces life-threating surgery; Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) loses the only true friend she’s ever had; and Patty (Harriet Dyer) conducts salsa lessons in preparation for Martha’s wedding. Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) is left bereft when she suffers a double blow - first when Shirley’s (Ella Scott Lynch) plan to foster her comes to nought and then when her best friend, Cynthia (Lauren Esposito), has her baby and leaves without having a chance to say goodbye. McNaughton’s (Jonathan LaPaglia) drug addiction finally catches up with him and Joan is forced to act to save him from himself. Faye (Jessica Donoghue), the adoptive mother of Viv’s (Sophie Hensser) twin girls, returns unexpectedly much to Viv’s delight. But when Faye has an operation for suspected ovarian cancer, it looks like the twins may be left without a mother. Viv reveals that she gave birth to them with her confession bringing dire consequences. After numerous attempts, Annie (Gracie Gilbert) finally manages to breast feed her new baby, with help from an unexpected source. Patty (Harriet Dyer) turns into a dictator when teaching her friends how to salsa in preparation for Martha’s (Miranda Tapsell) wedding. As they twirl, Pete (Ben O’Toole) tells Viv (Sophie Hensser) he’s lined up a meeting with his boss, who needs to approve Viv as his fiancé. Viv realises she’s just been proposed to… again.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10After a wild bucks party, wedding bells chime for Martha (Miranda Tapsell) and Bowditch (Andrew Ryan). McNaughton (Jonathan LaPaglia) comes clean, Viv (Sophie Hensser) contemplates Pete’s (Ben O’Toole) proposal and Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) gives birth to a baby girl. Meanwhile, amidst betrayal and secrecy, Joan (Jessica Marais) must face the hardest decision of her life. The Police offer Jim (Matt Le Nevez) a deal -- a reduced sentence in return for coming in from the cold. But when this is revealed to be a trap, Jim flees again just as Joan (Jessica Marais) learns that he has been unfaithful to her. She breaks the relationship in a tearful goodbye. Maggie (Tiarnie Coupland) has lost trust in everyone, including Shirley (Ella Scott Lynch). Shirley and Joan beg Matron (Mandy McElhinney) for assistance with the Welfare Department, and even Leon (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) helps to find a live-in maid job for Maggie.
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